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Advanced Modern Chinese: Learning through Contemporary Film aims to develop Chinese advanced level students' language skills through movies, broaden their knowledge about China, as well as develop their appreciation of the artistic characteristics of film.
List of contents
¿¿ Contents¿¿ Preface¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ China through the Lens of Americans¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿
Chapter 1:
The Farewell: The Story Behind a Lie
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Chapter 2:
Mulan: Be True to Yourself
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Love and Inspiration
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Chapter 3:
Go Away¿Mr. Tumor: A Year to Battle Cancer
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Chapter 4:
Dear Ex: Is Love a Poison or an Antidote?
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Campus and Society
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Chapter 5:
Last Train Home: A Journey of No Return
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Chapter 6:
Better Days: May You Be Treated with Tenderness
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Ethics and Law
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Chapter 7:
Dearest: Love and Hatred on the Road to Find Lost Children
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Chapter 8:
Dying to Survive: The Redemption of Underprivileged People
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Animation and Science Fiction
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Chapter 9:
The Wandering Earth: Taking Humans to Wander
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Chapter 10:
Ne Zha: Born to Be a Devil to Rewrite Fate
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Film Terms Glossary
About the author
Yujia Ye is an assistant instructional professor in the department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, USA.
Shu Zhang is an instructor in the department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University, USA. She has co-authored
Test Syllabus Interpretation for International Chinese Language Teacher Certificate.
Summary
Advanced Modern Chinese: Learning through Contemporary Film aims to develop Chinese advanced level students’ language skills through movies, broaden their knowledge about China, as well as develop their appreciation of the artistic characteristics of film.
